England 129-117 Paraguay England 3-1
England fight off Paraguay in OT thriller
England returned home to face Paraguay in the evening tip off. England looking to move to 3-1 on the season and take a commanding position for seedings. This game would mark the full debut of Jason Fallon of Durham Wasps. Paraguay came out all guns blazing, normalling and attempting to guess a GDP which landed in England's favour as a wrong selection. The game started off brightly for England as the ball was flowing and a high FG% saw them take a 29-23 lead after the first. For the second time this season James Gascoigne left the game with an injury, another bitter blow to an already tough season for England. England tried to settle down following the injury but saw themselves struggle to make any more head way going into HT, only adding one point to the lead. Paraguay would shoot out of the gates in the third, making most of their shots and disrupting the flow for England, a surprisingly high foul count for England allowed Paraguay to make FTs and take the lead going into the forth following a 35 point effort in the third. England would go onto show their fighting spirit in the forth. Down 4 with less than 50 seconds to go, Barker would hit a three from an offensive rebound to cut the lead to 1. Paraguay would make both FTs to extend the lead to 3. Step in the new boy Jason Fallon who looks energised the whole game, he would nail his first NT 3pt shot to tie the game. A stop from England forcing OT.
Heading into OT England looked confident and showed it, tallying a massive 19pts to Paraguay's 7 to run away with the victory in the end. The victory never looked in doubt as soon as OT began. A tough win for England, but one that will definitely feel good.
Feeney Lee's Player of the Game: Jason Fallon 23 points 8 rebounds 5 assists 10-14 (48 minutes) Jason was the hero of today's game. Tieing the game and being incredibly efficient throughout. A debut to remember.
Next Monday England stay at home to Jamaica as they bid for 4-1.